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intercept

in ter sept

  • n  the point at which a line intersects a coordinate axis
  • v  seize on its way
    The fighter plane was ordered to intercept an aircraft that had entered the country's airspace
  • v  tap a telephone or telegraph wire to get information

  • Why had the military failed to intercept the hijacked planes? Had the government issued a "stand down" order, to minimize interference with a secret plan to destroy the buildings .
  • Boeing announced this weekend a successful intercept of a ballistic missile in space of its mission representative exo-atmospheric kill vehicle.
  • Boeing announced this weekend a successful intercept of a ballistic missile in space of its mission representative exo-atmospheric kill vehicle.
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  • Javed Iqbal in International Herald Tribune
    We have an intercept from this morning in which he congratulated his people for carrying out this act,Brig. Javed Iqbal Cheema, a spokesman for the Interior Ministry, said in a briefing to reporters.
  • Condoleezza Rice in FOXNews
    Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, in an Associated Press interview in New York, said Friday, "One does not choose sites for missile defense out of the blue. It's geometry and geography as to how you intercept a missile."
  • Vernon Coaker in ZDNet UK
    The honourable member for Carshalton and Wallington will also know the controversy that currently surrounds the Intercept Modernisation Programme,said Coaker. "I look forward to his support when we present Intercept Modernisation Programme...

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